Mexico data as of June 2019, Costa Rica includes pending appointments to formalize asylum claims.

Location name

Source

Data date

Population

Belize

Government

31 Dec 2019

1.2%

2,179

Costa Rica

Government

31 Dec 2019

49.9%

93,407

El Salvador

Government

31 Dec 2019

0.0%

85

Guatemala

Government

31 Dec 2019

0.6%

1,048

Honduras

Government

31 Dec 2019

0.1%

186

Mexico

Government

30 Jun 2019

36.9%

69,173

Nicaragua

CEPAD, Government

31 Dec 2019

0.5%

973

Panama

Government

31 Dec 2019

10.8%

20,239

MIRPS

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama adopted the San Pedro Sula Declaration in 2017, and agreed to jointly implement the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS). The MIRPS is a concrete application of the Global Compact on Refugees, which encourages regional cooperation among countries of origin, transit and destination for a greater responsability sharing in matters of prevention, protection and durable solutions.
It also entails a participatory approach by directly involving people with protection needs and populations impacted by violence and insecurity. On the other hand, it integrates regional and international organizations, as well as cooperating States (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Spain, Swizterland and Uruguay), which are committed to the humanitarian and development agenda.

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Going to school was already a daily challenge for many displaced children around the world. Now there are fears some may not return after COVID-19 lockdowns lift.
Isai* missed two years of school while his family was avoiding social unrest in his home country of Nicaragua and then fleeing first to ...
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While a number of countries throughout Latin America and the rest of the world have closed their borders and restricted movement to contain the spread of coronavirus, Mexico has continued to register new asylum claims from people fleeing brutal violence and persecution, helping them find safety.
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For many Central Americans who find themselves targeted by brutal street gangs, fleeing is the only option, even during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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